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The Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology series deals with the aspects of neurosciences that have the most direct and immediate bearing on behavior. It presents the most current research available in the specific areas of sensory modalities. This volume explores circadian rhythms.

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Author:   Joseph S. Takahashi ,  Fred W. Turek ,  Robert Y. Moore
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   2001 ed.
Volume:   12
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   3.800kg
ISBN:  

9780306465048

ISBN 10:   0306465043
Pages:   770
Publication Date:   30 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Introduction.- 1 The Entrainment of Circadian Rhythm.- 2 Conceptual Issues in the Ecology and Evolution of Circadian Rhythms.- II Organization Of Circadian Systems.- 3 Circadian Rhythms in Unicellular Organisms.- 4 Circadian Systems of Invertebrates.- 5 Circadian Organization in Nonmammalian Vertebrates.- 6 Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.- III Regulation Of Mammalian Circadian Rhythms.- 7 Photic Entrainment of Mammals.- 8 Food-Entrainable Oscillators in Mammals.- 9 Development of Mammalian Rhythms.- 10 Aging of the Mammalian Circadian System.- IV Cell and Molecular Analysis of Circadian Rhythms.- 11 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Circadian Regulation in the Unicellular Dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra.- 12 Molecular Genetics of Circadian Rhythms in Neurospora, a Prototypic Circadian System.- 13 Circadian Timekeeps in Drosophila.- 14 Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Molluscan Circadian Pacemakers.- 15 Cellular Mechanisms of Circadian Function in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.- 16 Mammalian Clock Genetics.- V Interaction Of Circadian Clock With Other Rhythmic Functions.- 17 Processes Underlying the Regulation of the Sleep–Wake Cycle Alexander.- 18 Mammalian Photoperiodism.- 19 Circannual Rhythms: Mammals.- VI Human Circadian Rhythms.- 20 Human Circadian Physiology and Sleep–Wake Regulation Charles.- 21 Rhythms of Human Performance.- 22 Circadian Rhythms, Aging and Dementia Timothy.- 23 Circadian Rhythms in Affective Disorders.- 24 Sleep Disorders.- 25 Circadian Modulation of Endocrine Secretion.- 26 Seasonal Photoperiodic Responses of the Human Circadian System.

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